This anthology of essays and interviews brings together the eleven playwrights who won the Pulitzer Prize in the years 1989–2000. Generally, the playwrights were awarded the prize on the basis of a specific play from the prior year, although in some instances the prize appears to be a recognition for a career. Moreover, there is considerable variety in the playwrights selected by the Pulitzer Committee. Some are very successful commercially, others very experimental; some have been prolific, whereas others are known only for one or two major works. A common bond among them all is their dedication to the stage. Some may have written television or film scripts, and even narrative fiction and poetry, but they all see the stage as their preferred creative ground.

From the first glance, this is a beautiful book. Its cover is provocative, offering the image of Dario Fo's face stretched across the spine of the book, seemingly held in place by buckles and cables that extend across the front and back cover. The inside of the book contains one stunning presentation after another, including a wide variety of photographs of Dario Fo and Franca Rame in performance or at work, as well as drawings and paintings by Fo himself, paintings by the great masters Leonardo da Vinci and Jacapo Tintoretto as interpreted by Fo, and others by Piero della Francesca and Giotto as altered in Fo's adaptations. Moreover, the layout of the text is beautifully designed. The staff of Aperture, and particularly Yolanda Cuomo, the book's designer, have executed its presentation masterfully.